Automobile-headlight.



J. H. TAUSCH.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT. APPLICATION FILED MAY a. 1918.

13%,519. PatentedSept. 10,1918.

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JOSEPH H. TAUSCH, or WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, Assienort TO PETTIS F. BROWN, on

LUBBOCK, TEXAS. 1

AUTOMOBILE-HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May s, 1918. Serial no. 232,327.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. TAUSGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile- Headlights, of which the following is a specification.

My especially to the headlights is designed to provide means by which such headlights may be caused automatically to turn in conformity with the direction of the front wheels of the automobile, so thatthe illumination may at all times conform to the direction of the vehicle. Itis especially devised to take advantage of certain details of construction of a well-known and highly standardized motor vehicle, and to produce higher eificiency and add greater c onven ience to the operation thereof. In taking advantage of such special construction I am able to produce a very simple and inexpen sive device, and one which is durable and practically secure against disarrangement of the parts.

The principles of my invention are illusv trated in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of the frame of the vehicle above referred to, hav ing my improved lamp actuatingdevice at tached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same looked at from the left; i

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a portion ofthe device shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4 of Fig.

Fig.5 is a cross section on line 55 of Fig. 3.

Further describing my invention with reference to the drawings, 1 represents the front cross bar of the chassis frame. 22 are corner braces by which, by means of rivets 3, 3 the said cross bar is secured to the longitudinal bars of the frame. 44l are brackets of the construction standard on the said machine to support the lamps as ordinarily provided for and used thereon. Such brackets have the tubular body part 5, which should be notched at 5 in the upper end and have extensions 6 which are shown cut away and by which the fenders are supported. 8 is the connecting rod by which the two steering knuckles (not shown) are connected.

My invention is designed with reference invention relates to automobiles and thereof, and 1t same construction as .connecting rod 25 may to and to be used in combination with the mechanisms above described. It includes, among other things, an extension or supplemental lamp bracket having a tubular body portion 10, from which is laterally extended an arm 11,.having the spaced members12, the upper one of in the notches 5, and which are adapted to fit over and embrace the body 5 of bracket 4, and to be secured thereto by bolts 13, which pass through the opening in said body originally intended to take the stem of the lamp carrier and clamp the spaced members on said body. A shaft 15 is extended upwardly through the shaft opening in 10, and secured to the upper end thereof, by a rivet 16 or other means, is a head 17 Said head is provided with a longitudinal bore corresponding in size to that in the body bracket 4; adapted to receive the stem 18 of the device by which the lamp is carried, and which originally fitted the opening in bracket 1. Said head is further provided with a clamp, illustrated in Fig. 1, comprising the leaves 19 and binding screw 19' by which the lamp stem 18 may be secured in place in the head. A lever20 is attached at 21 to the shaft 15 by a rivet 22 or other suitable means. This described isapplied to both of the extension brackets and to the le vers extended backwardly therefrom, with the exception that one lever ,on the right side of the car is longer than that on the left side thereof. The said two levers are connectedby means of a rod 25, having downturned endsv 26, which are passed through suitable openings in the said levers and secured thereto by cotter pins 27. Said lever be slightly curved or bowed backwardly to give a spring pressure against the plates 2 and it passes be tween the rivets 3 and 3 in such a way that said rivets act as guides therefor. The body portions of the supplemental brackets are provided with ofi-set cars 28, having openings 29 through which are passed the ends of the brace rod 30, provided at each end with nuts 31 and 32. Between the said nuts such ears are securely held, and the said extension brackets are supported in rigid relation to each other. To the end of lever 20, on the right hand side of the car, is attached a connecting rod 35, which is extended across the car, preferably to the left side thereof, and attached to the knuckle arm or which is formed at 12 to fit to the connecting rod 8 by which-the-two esteeringtknueklesare held. inpperative rela- V tlon.

I claim: 1. In a motor car havingat-knuckler connecting rod and laterally extended -lamp brackets ;-.the combination therewitlnot .ex-

tension lamp brackets having tubular body portions, means for secnring'the said extension brackets to the primary brackets, ears r-ofl' set fromtthej body portions 'oi said seeondary brackets, a brace rod to connectthe J two earsfshaftsiin' the body portions of said SGOOIIClHJIY brackets h'aving .:;1nn 'holding 5;;

heads on'thenpper ends andbfil-setlevers on the'loWer eiidsjt hereof, a rod to conne'ct said levers, and means toroperatively connecting one of sa1d levers to the knuckle connecting nod.

'2. .Ina motor car having a knuckle connecting rod and'lainp brackets laterally '6X- tended and having .body'portions provided J Vltlr' lamp stempopeningsl and retaining grooves, extension brackets comprising body portions and arms each havingspaced members-stojembracelthe said brackets, and one ofthefmer'nbers on each arm being formed, 'itoseat in. a correspond ng retammg groove;

'bolt'passed through said spaced members andla np stem openings. to :seourethe .GX-

" tension" brackets to 'thexrprimary brackets,

ears flff-setfifrom the bodyi'portions.:'of; the secondary brackets, a" brace rod to connect a said .earsgsh'afts in. the body-portions tosaid secondary: brackets having lam'piholding J heads on the ,upp'erends and ofiy-setilevers .:.on"'thef lower ends thereoflha rod to connectsaid levers, and means for'operatively connecting oneof said levers tolthe knuckle f 1 40' connecting rod. V

' In a motor car havingaknucklezconnesting rod and lampbracketslaterallyeX- tended and: having body portions, provided with lampfistem. openings, extension'brackets com-pris ng body ZPOItlOIlS' and-arms each "having spaced members to :embrace'lthe said -brackets, a bolt passed through said'spaced Anemberssandvlampstem openingsrto secure .Lthe extension brackets to the primary brackets, ears off-set from the body portions of ri-the seoondary brackets, a brace rod to connect said ears, shafts in the body portions -01 said secondary brackets having lamp holding heads on the upper ends and off-set levers on-the lower ends thereof, arod to connect said levers, and means for operatively meomiectingrone said-levers to the knuckle connecting rod.

' l. Ina motor ear-having a knuckle connecting rod forWardlyproj-ecting ,l'ivet-heads on the front "of 'fthe'ehassis frame, and later- 'a'flly extended lamp; brackets; "the "combination" 'therevvith of extension lam-p" brackets attached to the primary lampbracketsand each comprising a.body portionrqandflaterally extended ears, a brace extendedf from one of said ears to the other ear,i sha'fts in the body portions or the, extension brackets, T lamp supporting heads-ion said sha-ii'ts,=- levers on saidshafts,-a' rod to connectsaid'levers longitudinally.slidable between said rivet heads, and means foroperatively connecting .one of said levers zto the knuckle connecting 'rod.

' 5. In amotor'car having-agknu ckle1'con unecting rod, forwardly extending --projec-' tionsxon the front'ofthewchassis '-frameand laterally extended-lamp brackets ythe combination therevvith of extension lamp'zbrackets attached 'to the primary lamp brackets and each comprising a "body portion and laterally extended ears, a brace, exteiidedi 'from one 'of "said ears tothe otherear, shafts in r the body portions ",of the-feX tension brackets, amp supporting 7 heads on said shafts,klevers on, said shafts, a rod-to connect" said levers longitudinally slidable 3 between saidfon Wardly extended projeotions and means'for 'operatively connecting one of said-levers to the knuckle connectingrod.

JOSEPH- ar meson.

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